Residents of Sinyushina Gora in Irkutsk have launched large scale greening of yards and public areas to preserve their beloved green zone and restore the districts former beauty. Silver poplars, spruces, and renovated squares have already been planted, and more lindens, elms, and poplars are to come.

Residents of Sinyushina Gora began a large-scale tree-planting campaign in July. Many residents still keep in memory the stories of their grandfathers and great-grandfathers about the extraordinary beauty of the slopes of Sinyushina Gora. Despite the fact that much of the natural beauty was lost over the 20th century, this area continues to serve as a favorite place of recreation for city residents. Irkutsk residents are confident that in order to preserve this unique green zone, it is necessary to constantly renew it with young shrubs and trees. That is why the microdistrict activists consider it their duty to monitor the cleanliness, comfort, and well-being of the place where they live. To this end, residents annually draw up a plan for greening the courtyard and intra-block areas, coordinating it with Deputy of the Irkutsk City Duma for electoral district No. 25 Andrey Labygin. Assistance is also provided by the administration of the Sverdlovsky District.
This year, tree planting began in mid-July. To green every courtyard—that is exactly the goal the residents of the Sinyushina Gora microdistrict set for themselves. Today, ten silver poplars already adorn 37 Banzarova Street, and at 10 Ryabikova Street, residents of nearby houses planted ten spruces. The square at 36 Ryabikova Street has found new life, where all the old plantings were replaced with young spruce saplings. In addition, five forest beauties were planted on the grounds of the Orthodox Parish of the Church of the Twelve Apostles and the No. 3 Children's Home. As the residents of the district themselves say, the work is only beginning, and planting of linden trees, elms, and poplars lies ahead.
“We must treat our small homeland with care; everyone in their own yard should be a conscientious host, attentive to the fate of the microdistrict where they live. Only then will we be able to make our city better for ourselves and our children. After such a major tree-planting effort, we have a lot of work ahead in caring for, maintaining, and preserving the green zones,” says Nina Kuzmina, a resident of 37 Banzarova Street.
Based on materials from the press service of the Irkutsk City Duma